Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Galápagos (Ecuador)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 300
1579
2577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 297
1573
2569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 289
1551
2539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 178
1139
1784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
414
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
414
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
413
607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
238
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
213
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
39
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Galápagos
10 Genera with 12 Species | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1862 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heodes Fabricius, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1860 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1761 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 0 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galápagos
12 Species and 2 Subspecies | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Hemiargus ramon Dognin, 1887 | Ramon Blue | | Heodes agabinus | | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Leptotes parrhasioides Wallengren, 1860 | Galapagos Blue | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium saepium okanagana | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Galápagos
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaenidae at gbif.org
Lycaenidae at irmng.org
Lycaenidae at itis.gov
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